Method for improving application performance and user directory integrity

Abstract

A method for increasing application performance while improving user directory integrity by creating an application user directory with a variety of validation policies.

1 . A method for improving the performance and security of an application comprising the steps of storing an application directory of users and roles, comparing role definitions of a recent period with a current enterprise directory of users, and comparing user transactions of a recent period with a current enterprise directory of users. 
   
   
       2 . A method comprising the steps of storing into an application directory of users a user validation by a enterprise directory of users within a recent period and checking the application directory of users for a certain application transaction, and upon scheduled maintenance, refreshing the application directory by re-validating an application user validation with the enterprise directory current at the time of scheduled maintenance. 
   
   
       3 . A process for building an application directory of users comprising the steps of reading a reference to a user and validating the user in a enterprise directory of users, and storing a user authentication into an application directory of users. 
   
   
       4 . The process of  claim 3  further comprising reporting an issue wherein an issue comprises a reference in a past period to a user not validated in a current enterprise directory, wherein a reference is a task or responsibility intended to be assigned. 
   
   
       5 . The process of  claim 3  further comprising reporting an issue wherein an issue comprises a use of an application in a past period by a user not validated in a current enterprise directory. 
   
   
       6 . A method comprising the steps of reading a user referenced in an application role definition, validating the user listing in an enterprise directory of users, and writing a user entry into an application directory of users. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6  further comprising observing an application authentication of an application user by an enterprise directory of users, and refreshing an application directory of users with the resulting status. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 6  further comprising tracing application transactions performed by a application user over a previous period, validating the application user with an enterprise directory of users at the end of the previous period, and refreshing an application directory of users with the resulting status.